Cerritos Lane Pre-School

I cannot say enough good things about this pre-​school. I initially pulled my daughter out of an in home daycare that I absolutely loved but was forced to pull her out because we were having issues with one of the kid’s parents. I was devastated when we had to find a new daycare/​school because she was at her prior daycare since she was 3 months old. The initial transition took some time, but I’m happy to say this turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made as a mother. My daughter’s overall behavior has changed tremendously, she comes home exhausted and happy daily. She’s learning so much and she loves everyone there and talks about them non stop. She’s a much happier kid in general now and it makes me so happy to see her excel in everything. We get a full report daily of how well she did, how she slept, ate, behaved etc. I am so pleased with this school and all of the teachers and helpers there.

Where do I begin to tell you what a great school and staff this school has. My three children have been going there now for 3 years. One after the other. The school is excellent in teaching the highest of academics that all children need today. The staff of Ms Judy, Ms Karen and Ms AnaMae, Ms Brenda, Carolina, and Ms Yazmine are of the best anyone could wish for. I would never put my children anywhere else. The school has the highest standards for education and learning great social skills to be the best they can. This school is #1 in everything. JoJo’s Mom

I have 3 kids and all three have spent time at this facility for the past 4 years. I love the hours they are open (6 to 6) and don’t charge you an extra arm and a leg for that. They are also very reasonably priced compared to other places that I have looked at. With that being said, they have progressively gotten better. Like one of the reviews earlier they had a churn in some teachers, while my kids loved Ms Karen and Joanna, I have found that my child that is still there loves her new teachers Ms. Mildred and Ms. Erica just as much. I have noticed an improvement in the educational activities they are doing such as homework (and don’t worry it’s just coloring numbers and letters — my daughter recently turned 3 for context). If I have any more kids or have anyone ask about preschool places I would definitely recommend Cerritos Lane Pre-​K to anyone.

So Joanne and Karen (class 2 teachers) are no longer there :(My son still mentions them and they are sorely missed!
The two new teachers that took there place seem good so far.
The lady I referred to before has been much more professional since and seems to take good care of the kids.
They’re phasing out the 2 year old classes. So there are now 4 groups of 3 year olds instead of two (for the 2 year olds that just made the cutoff).

My daughter attended Cerritos Lane preschool from 2012 – 2014, age 2 – 4. I felt she was in an environment where she was loved (yes loved!), cared for and safe. Her teachers were all approachable, nurturing and patient. I don’t have even one negative experience to speak of. Academically, she was more than prepared (even ahead) at her new school. Tuition, which included snacks and hot lunches, was one of the lowest in the area. My daughter still asks about her Cerritos Lane teachers and we both happily recommend this preschool.

Coming off a kindercare chain, this place was breath of fresh air. I’m saving a small fortune sending me ²⁄₃ yr old girls to this pre-​school. Now that the pricing info is out the way (not that we can put a price on care our kids receive), let me write my honest feedback on this site.
Our kids have been here since July and I wanted to wait few month before writing a review and experience first hand how we rate this school.
2 yr old class: SUPER NICE STAFF~ They truly do care for your kid. Staff here are by far the best group of ladies I’ve ever met. We knew it was love at first sight for our kids when they transition to this school within first 2 days. They didn’t even asked to go back to their old school or even mention anthing about missing the old teachers (keep in mind that our kids have been at daycare since they were both 6 weeks old). My little one (2 yr old) loves her class, teachers and her friends. Mr. Joanne (she calls her mama joanne) is probably the nicest teacher we’ve ever met. Unlike kindercare, teachers to lot of hugging and cuddling with the little ones. They spend many hours doing art project, outdoor play time and reading/​music time. Overall experience for my 2 yr old has been above and beyond our expectation. One thing we’ve noticed is that teachers help eachother out during breaks and stuff and even the sub teacher know your kid very well. This tells me that they’re not just watching your kid but building a relationship with them.
4 yr old class: my 3 (almost 4) started off in 3 yr old class and was quickly moved to 4 yr old class. She has learned more in last 2 months than she has in her entire stay at Kindercare. They were able to teach her to write her name, write numbers, shapes, alphabets, etc. Good balance of playtime and study time. Ms. Yasmin is a wonderful teacher. You can tell she’s very caring and truly and genuinely cares for your kids. There are 2 classes in 4 yr old team with 2 teachers. Each class is managed separately but their own teacher keeping things consistant. My 3 yr old raves about her teacher and how much fun she has every day.
Overall staff: Everyone is very nice and caring. They truly do care about your kids wellbeing.
Upside: Lunch and snacks are provided by the school. School has its own cook person– Ms. Brenda (my 2 yr old calls her mama brenda and says she gives them yummy food). They also wash kids crib sheets weekly at no additional cost. This was a eye opening experience for us– we use to pay for lunches and had to bring home laundry each friday and bring back fresh sheets/​blankets on monday or would be fined $ 5/​day at kindercare. Ample parking is also availble on the attached lot. In a residential street away from the main traffic. Outside play area is huge (size of a small park) with separated area for each class. They also have plenty of bicycles/​scooter/​toys for the kids. Overall hygene at school is clean as it can be with this many kids.
Overall experience– school offers good balance of study time and play time. Kids are hydrated with water and juice (mostly water to keep suger level low). Food service is good (i check the kitchen area once and saw that they were not using generatic brand of food– all brand name stuff).
I would recommend this school to any working parents who perfers to not get called in for every incident. School stuff is very nice and kids are in good hands. Other parents are very nice as well– we always end up talking to other parents exchanign stories and pointing out who’s kid is who.
We checked the reviews on Unilocal before visiting the school. I asked about the one bad review on Unilocal and the center director explain what exactly happened. With a special need child, they’re not able to focus fairly on all other kids (understandable). Directors explanation of the bad review was confortable enough for us to sign on and we’re happy we did.

My 4 year old daughter went to Cerritos Lane for a little over a year. Initially, I really liked the organization and commitment of the director and the teachers. Kid friendly lunches included in the tuition was a plus too.
I felt that my child was safe, cared for and was thriving the way all children her age should. The staff were all really friendly, willing to discuss any issues and had a ton of patience! (Bless thier hearts!)
With that all said, you might ask why my child is no longer at Cerritos Lane. Well…
At Cerritos Lane, the children are divided by ages (2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s).
When my daughter entered the 4’s class, she was very excited (as was I), but I was a bit disappointed with the ‘routine’ of her day. Typically after doing their academic work, the kids were sent to one area where they played with wooden building blocks. I noticed that this went on for months. I’m not sure why since the school offers/​has an array of toys, learning paraphenelia for the kiddos that they would find much more exciting. For months on end, everything was very much routine, which I feel was not very conducive to learning. It was more like training, or programming.
My child came home with bad habits, such as saying, «you’re not my friend» and using it all the time. In addition, she was very competitve — I mean to the point where she was pissed if she wasn’t «first» at everything! I know these are common behaviors typical of their age, however, that leads to my next point. .
The lack of consistent discipline– I know how 3 – 4 year olds are but my child (maybe like your’s) needs continuous structure when it comes to discipline. Everyone’s child has different needs. That being said, CONSISTENT, positive, CONSTRUCTIVE criticism lacked.
Without sounding too confusing in this review, I would take my daughter back to Cerritos Lane because the current teachers are caring and the children do excel academically, however, the number one reason we left is because we found a school of faith that was closer to our home and I feel was a better match for my daughter’s needs.

Love knowing my grandsons are loved and cared for here. The children seem so relaxed and happy, just like the staff. Everyone is awesome.

Great preschool. My son went here for 2 years and the staff was awesome. He was totally prepared for Kinder and still talks about his teacher. Ms. Itzy was such a kind teacher, my son really misses her. I would recommend this preschool to other mothers who need a good preschool.